Multi-carousel library with double disk receptacles and single disk retainer
US5541897A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/30
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A double storage multi-carousel recordable media library is provided which includes a plurality of vertically stacked carousels mounted for rotation about a vertically extending central axis. Each carousel has a plurality of receptacles which are angularly spaced about the central axis, each receptacle being capable of storing a pair of recordable media disks. Each carousel has a large peripheral cutout which is located between a pair of receptacles for allowing passage of the disks and each receptacle has a smaller peripheral cutout for allowing movement of a transport device. Each carousel cutout is capable of alignment along a transport axis which is parallel to the central axis so that a disk can be transported vertically therealong. A disk chucking device is mounted for receiving and releasably retaining disks which are moved vertically along the transport axis. A transport device is movable vertically along the transport axis and can pass through any receptacle cutout for removing a pair of disks from a receptacle when the receptacle is aligned with the transport axis. A drive device may be mounted on the transport device for processing a bottom side of either one of the disk…
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